ABOVE: Video interview with Robin Head, Joint Divisional Secretary of the Somerset NUT
TEACHERS and public sector workers from across Somerset will be taking part in a major rally this morning in protest at changes to their pay and pensions.
The National Union of Teachers, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, the University and College Union and the Public and Commercial Services Union have joined forces for a one-day strike today, and around 40 schools in Somerset are expected to be closed.
The unions say Government changes will mean their members have to work longer and pay more into their pension pots.
The Government has branded the strike action "premature" as it says negotiations are ongoing.
In Somerset, a major rally of the unions is taking place at Taunton Rugby Club at 10am, with teachers, job centre staff and other public sector workers from across Somerset expected to attend.
Members of the PCS union are also picketing today.
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